[markedfordeath]

I don't know if this has ever happened before, probably not. But if they book a guy to win the Rumble, what happens if he accidentally gets thrown out of the ring and eliminated? Like what if someone fucks up and accidentally knocks him over the ropes? do they have a back up plan for this? do the refs just ignore it? How crazy would that be?

 

[Palahniuk]

Just do a Stone Cold in '97.

 

[JoeZany]

Oh I see. You had me confused for second.

You must not know.

The royal rumble is actually a shoot fight between everyone on the roster where they do really fight for the championship shot.

It raises company morale... plus Vince gets a kick out of it.

 

[*Eternity*]

I guess it depends on how the supposed winner is eliminated. If his elimination isn't too obvious and the camera wasn't on him at the time, then I can see the ref ignoring it. However if the suppose winner is literally thrown a mile out of the ring, where there is no questioned that he was eliminated then I guess they'll have to do something later that night, like have an authority figure come out and reverse the decision by letting the suppose winner get back into the match so he can win it.

 

[HouseofPunk]

I've wondered this as well, some Rumble finishes must be pretty nerve racking to try and pull off, like 2000 where The Rock goes over the top rope, but he holds on and Big Show gets eliminated but on review both of Rock's feet hit the floor setting up the next 2 months of storyline, that always seemed pretty difficult to pull off, they must have a contingency plan in place.

 

[Sazer Ramon]

2005 when Vince tears his legs

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE21XfoZWaA

This

 

[M-Diggedy]

They would have to have plan B, C and D in place whenever it is crucial the one particular superstar wins. In cases where they make it seem as though it is at the same time, they can manipulate the camera angles to tell their own story so long as it is close enough to justify.

 

[CD Player]

The referees wear ear pieces, so Vince would tell them how to handle the situation.


Does anyone know if that ever happened in a battle royal?

 

[Validation Boy]

Note= Cena and Batista rough ending of 2005 RR.

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

Well, it's like the Diva's Battle Royal earlier this year that Kaitlyn won, Eve was meant to win that but she slipped onto the floor outside the ring, so obviously it went to Kaitlyn, it did take her a while before they put the Diva's championship on her.

But yeah, I guess what they'd do is switch the story around somehow to make the planned winner still be in line for where they were going to go within the product, they just might have to come up with something to get around this and continue what they were going to do.

 

[Seriousforaminute]

What if Tyson Kidd won the Royal Rumble on accident? :lol